The Victorian Sumpter Wharf on Oamaru Harbour is not only a roosting site for spotted shags, it is the third-largest, and northernmost, breeding colony of the Otago shag. Photo by ODT. : Reopening wharf could scare off rare shag
The Victorian Sumpter Wharf on Oamaru Harbour is not only a roosting site for spotted shags, it is the third-largest, and northernmost, breeding colony of the Otago shag. Photo by ODT. : Reopening wharf could scare off rare shag
Reopening wharf could scare off rare shag
Since being closed to the public, Oamaru's historic Sumpter Wharf has become a breeding colony for an endangered and little-known species of shag.